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We’ve got our eyes on a pair of sisters who
shot to the centre of the female polo scene
after winning the first ever Women’s Open
Polo Championship in Palermo last
December. Milagros (18) and Candelaria
Fernández Araujo (16) are daughters of
former 10-goal player and three-time
Argentine Open champion Milo Fernández
Araujo. He is also the man who coached La
Dolfina to Triple Crown glory three times.
On 2 December, La Dolfina Brava took
on Ellerstina in the Women’s Open final, and
Milagros and Candelaria’s performances did
not go unnoticed: Milagros went from six to
seven goals, while Candelaria went from
six to eight (women’s handicap). Candelaria
was also named MVP of the final.
However, this was not the first time the
sisters had played at Palermo. In April, they
led Argentina to victory in a female test
match against USA, and in May they played
an intercollegiate mixed polo tournament,
where they claimed the subsidiary Zeus Cup
at the Cathedral (both playing off 0 goals).
But it’s not all polo for these two. Once
Milagros graduates high school, she is keen
to study architecture, while Candelaria
wants to follow in the footsteps of their
mother – Fernanda Rivas, the first woman
to ever play on Palermo’s number-one
ground – and become a vet. While both
sisters are prioritising their studies for
now, it surely won’t be long before we see
them back out on the field.
Milagros (left) and Candelaria
(right) Fernández Araujo
